Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS
EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than half of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneous rock within the 3,000-10,000 ft depth range.
Our goal is to develop a novel fracturing fluid technology that maximizes reservoir permeability while reducing stimulation cost and environmental impact. Laboratory equipment development to advance laboratory characterization/monitoring is also a priority of this project to study and optimize the physicochemical properties of these fracturing fluids in a range of reservoir conditions. Barrier G is the primarily intended GTO barrier to be addressed as well as support addressing barriers D, E and I.
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AB - EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than half of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneous rock within the 3,000-10,000 ft depth range.
Our goal is to develop a novel fracturing fluid technology that maximizes reservoir permeability while reducing stimulation cost and environmental impact. Laboratory equipment development to advance laboratory characterization/monitoring is also a priority of this project to study and optimize the physicochemical properties of these fracturing fluids in a range of reservoir conditions. Barrier G is the primarily intended GTO barrier to be addressed as well as support addressing barriers D, E and I.
AU - A., Carlos
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15121/1148805
KW - geothermal
KW - fracturing fluid
KW - monitoring
KW - XMT
KW - NMR
KW - Acoustic
KW - rheology
KW - permeability
KW - EGS
KW - igneous rock
LA - English
DA - 2013/09/25
PY - 2013
PB - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
T1 - Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS
UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/1148805
ER -
A., Carlos. Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 25 September, 2013, Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1148805.
A., C. (2013). Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.15121/1148805
A., Carlos. Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, September, 25, 2013. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1148805
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title = {Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS},
author = {A., Carlos},
abstractNote = {EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than half of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneous rock within the 3,000-10,000 ft depth range.
Our goal is to develop a novel fracturing fluid technology that maximizes reservoir permeability while reducing stimulation cost and environmental impact. Laboratory equipment development to advance laboratory characterization/monitoring is also a priority of this project to study and optimize the physicochemical properties of these fracturing fluids in a range of reservoir conditions. Barrier G is the primarily intended GTO barrier to be addressed as well as support addressing barriers D, E and I.
},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/258},
year = {2013},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.15121/1148805},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-07},
doi = {10.15121/1148805}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1148805
Details
Data from Sep 25, 2013
Last updated May 30, 2017
Submitted Oct 17, 2013
Organization
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Contact
Carlos A. Fernandez
509.375.2121
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, fracturing fluid, monitoring, XMT, NMR, Acoustic, rheology, permeability, EGS, igneous rockDOE Project Details
Project Lead William Vandermeer
Project Number FY13 AOP 25726